SOCIAL STUDIES NOTES: MAPS
WORD
DEFINITION
GLOBE
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
A sphere which displays a map of the Earth.
Lines which run horizontally east to west around the globe, parallels
Lines which run vertically north to south around the globe;
meridians
A line of latitude which runs horizontally at 0, dividing the Earth into
the northern and southern hemispheres.
A line of longitude which runs horizontally at 0, dividing the earth
into the eastern and western hemisphere
Half of the earth; determined by either the equator or prime
meridian
Major land masses of the earth, 29% of Earth’s surface
Land completely surrounded by water, smaller than a continent
Huge body of salt water; 71% of Earth’s surface
EQUATOR
PRIME MERIDIAN
HEMISPHERE
CONTINENT
ISLAND
OCEAN
THE 7 CONTINENTS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
Australia/Oceania
Europe
North American
7. South America
THE 5 OCEANS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean